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			The 4-H study of positive youth development: Report of the findings from the first four waves of data collection: 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, and 2005-2006 Lerner, Richard M., 2008 Medford, MA: Tufts University, Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development. A longitudinal investigation of the theory of Positive Youth Development (PYD) and its promotion of the "Five Cs"--competence, confidence, character, caring, and connection--in youth, based on data on 3,342 students from 33 states assessed from grades five through eight	Reports & Papers
			The acquisition of literacy skills in 4 and 5 year olds Smith, Teri L., May 2009 Unpublished master�s thesis, Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall An examination of literacy skills acquisition in 16 4 and 5 year old preschoolers in a School Readiness program in a medium sized school district in southwestern Minnesota	Reports & Papers
			An after-school obesity prevention program for African-American girls: The Minnesota GEMS pilot study Story, Mary, 2003 Ethnicity & Disease, 13(1 Suppl. 1), S54-S64 A presentation of findings on the development of an after school obesity prevention program for African-American girls in Minnesota, based on a sample of 54 8 to 10-year-old girls and their caregivers	Reports & Papers
			All together now: State experiences in using community-based child care to provide pre-kindergarten Schumacher, Rachel, 2005 Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. A discussion of the findings from a survey of 29 states conducted by the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), which examined the policies, opportunities, and challenges associated with including community based child care providers as part of the states' prekindergarten programs	Reports & Papers
			All together now: State experiences in using community-based child care to provide pre-kindergarten Schumacher, Rachel, 2005 Paper presented at the the Brookings Institution-University of North Carolina conference on Creating a national plan for the education of 4-year-olds, Washington, DC. A discussion of the findings from a survey of 29 states that examines the policies, opportunities, and challenges associated with including community-based child care providers in states' prekindergarten programs	Reports & Papers
			America After 3PM Afterschool Alliance, October 2009 Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance. A 2009 update of and comparison to a 2004 study of the after school child care arrangements of kindergarten through grade 12 students, based on a survey of nearly 30,000 households	Reports & Papers
			America After 3PM: Special report on summer: Missed opportunities, unmet demand Afterschool Alliance, May 2010 Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance. A study of the summer child care arrangements of kindergarten through grade 12 students during the summer of 2008, based on a survey of nearly 30,000 households	Reports & Papers
			Analysis of state K-3 reading standards and assessments: Final report United States. Department of Education. Policy and Program Studies Service, December 2005 Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Policy and Program Studies Service. An examination of the extent to which state kindergarten through third grade (K-3) reading standards and assessments address five components essential to effective reading instruction (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension), based on an analysis of a stratified, random sample of states' reading standards and on the content of reading assessments in states with statewide assessments	Reports & Papers
			Assessing language, literacy, and mathematics skills with Work Sampling for Head Start Meisels, Samuel J., November, 2008 Early Education and Development, 19(6), 963-981 A study of the validity and reliability of the Work Sampling for Head Start instrument, a modified version of the Work Sampling System for the assessment of early reading, language, and math, in a sample of 112 children enrolled in Saint Paul Public Schools CHOICE program	Reports & Papers
			The at-risk child care program United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General. Office of Evaluation and Inspections, 1993 (OEI-02-92-00140). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General. An investigation of the extent and nature of State�s participation in the At-Risk Child Care program funded and administered by the Administration for Families and Children, Department of Health and Human Services, including reports of problems and success	Reports & Papers
			Big Jobs: Planning for competence Jones, Nancy N., 2005 YC: Young Children, 60(2), 86-93 A description of the Big Jobs curriculum used at the Children�s Farm School in St. Paul, Minnesota, in which preschool children participate in teams performing practical outdoor tasks, with a focus on the cognitive, social, and emotional developmental benefits gained through these activities	Reports & Papers
			Building on the promise: State initiatives to expand access to Early Head Start for young children and their families Schumacher, Rachel, April 2008 Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. A study of state efforts to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators	Reports & Papers
			Building partnerships between Early Head Start grantees and family child care providers: Lessons from the Early Head Start for Family Child Care project: Final report United States. Office of Head Start, 12 December, 2011 Washington, DC: U.S. Office of Head Start. An evaluation of Early Head Start (EHS) for Family Child Care, a project to support partnerships between EHS grantees and family child care providers, that examines the characteristics of participating grantees and providers, the implementation, types, and sustainability of the partnerships, and lessons learned, based on project administrative data, interviews with 13 partnership teams, descriptive quality indicators and Head Start Program Information Report (PIR) data, and project documents	Reports & Papers
			Business practices of Minnesota child care centers: A survey report Development Corporation for Children, Minneapolis, MN: Development Corporation for Children. A study of the business practices of child care centers in Minnesota, based on an October 2004 survey of a random sample of 250 centers offering full-day programs	Reports & Papers
			Child support, child care and Head Start collaboration: Innovations & ideas United States. Office of Child Support Enforcement, 2003 Washington, DC: U.S. Office of Child Support Enforcement. A description of the efforts of six states to promote collaboration between Head Start, Child Support, and subsidized child care programs, subsequent to receiving demonstration grants from the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE)	Reports & Papers
			Columbia Heights/Fridley family literacy evaluation report for 2007-08 Mueller, Daniel P., August 2008 St. Paul, MN: Wilder Research Center. An evaluation of the 2007-2008 program year of a family literacy program in Minnesota, including program scheduling and participation and child and adult outcomes	Reports & Papers
			Coming together for children with disabilities: State collaboration to support quality, inclusive child care Mezey, Jennifer, 2003 Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. A study of state policies which would provide special education and early intervention services to low-income children with disabilities in child care programs	Reports & Papers
			Commitment to classroom model philosophy and burnout symptoms among high fidelity teachers implementing preschool programs for children with autism spectrum disorders Coman, Drew, February, 2013 Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 43(2), 345-360 An examination of both shared and differing levels of commitment to the philosophical tenets underlying both the Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children (TEACH) and the Learning Experiences and Alternative Program for Preschoolers and Their Parents (LEAP) classroom-based approaches among three groups of teachers implementing the programs with a high level of fidelity of implementation, based on data from 53 early care and education teachers North Carolina, Colorado, Florida, and Minnesota working in special education classroom environments	Reports & Papers
			A compilation of initiatives to support home-based child care United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, March 31, 2010 Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. A compilation of profiles of 96 initiatives that target and support home-based child care	Reports & Papers
			Cost study of the Saint Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program Schwartz, Heather L., 2011 (TR-947-SRI). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation. A study of the participant and program characteristics, funding sources and amounts, and per-child costs of the Saint Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program--a market-oriented initiative that includes scholarships for low-income families to pay for high-quality early care and education--based on an analysis of detailed expenditure and program data from 12 of 47 early childhood programs that served children with the scholarships	Reports & Papers
			A descriptive study of the Head Start Health Component: Vol. II. Technical report United States. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, 1996 Washington, DC: U.S. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families. Descriptive findings from a study of the Head Start Health Component, using child health records and standard data from the Head Start Program Information Report (PIR), plus observations and interviews with parents and staff, collected during the Spring of 1994 from a sample of 80 Head Start centers	Reports & Papers
			A descriptive study of the Head Start Health Component: Vol. I. Summary report United States. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, 1996 Washington, DC: U.S. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families. A description of the ways in which the Health Component of the Head Start program address the medical, nutritional, and mental health needs of program participants	Reports & Papers
			Early childhood education programs: Program evaluation report Minnesota. Legislature. Office of the Legislative Auditor, January 2001 (Report No. 01-01). St. Paul: Minnesota, Legislature, Office of the Legislative Auditor. An examination of Minnesota�s state-funding levels of three public early childhood education and care programs: Head Start, Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE), and School Readiness programs	Reports & Papers
			The educational and recreational impact of an after-school program in a rural Minnesota district Yerigan, Tanya M., 2004 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Capella University, Minneapolis, MN A description of the development and implementation of an after school program designed to affect rural students' academic achievements and use of nonelectronic recreation	Reports & Papers
			The effects of welfare and employment programs on children's participation in Head Start Chang, Young Eun, February 2007 Economics of Education Review, 26(1), 17-32 An analysis of the effects of 10 welfare and employment programs on the employment, income, and use of Head Start by single mothers of children aged 3-5, using data from the New Hope, New Chance, National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies, and Minnesota Family Investment Program studies	Reports & Papers

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